Kyiv, 22 October 2023 (dpa/MIA) - At least six people were killed in a Russian attack on the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine on Saturday evening, according to official Ukrainian figures.

Another 14 people were injured, some seriously, said Kharkiv regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov, in comments he posted on Telegram.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his condolences to the families of the victims later on Saturday evening, calling for a tough response to "Russian terror."

"We must increase pressure on the terrorist state," he wrote on Telegram. "We must confront Russian terror every day on the front lines with our results, we must further strengthen the unity of the world in the fight against terror."

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